Senior Kuwaiti officials have confirmed that the Gulf state will launch a new ePassport system in September.Ministry of Interior (MoI) Undersecretary for Citizenship and Passport Affairs Gen Sheikh Mazen Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah confirmed the news at the 31st meeting of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Directors General of Passport Authorities.At the meeting, Sheikh Mazen said that the new system would take precedence over all other issues to be discussed at the meeting, reported the Kuwait Times.Director General of Public Relations and Security Information at the MoI Adel Al-Hashash revealed that the new electronic passport system will contain the passport holder's complete details, preventing any form of forgery.
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